Keir Starmer is looking weak, paranoid, and isolated, after facing off Andy Burnham’s bid to return to Westminster. The Gorton & Denton by-election, meanwhile, is set to be a referendum on Starmer’s government, and could spell the beginning of the end for the Prime Minister.

Left-wing MP Zarah Sultana recently spoke in favour of “nationalising the entire economy”. Unlike the cynical ‘left’ naysayers who pour scorn on the idea, Communists welcome Sultana’s bold calls for nationalisation. But how can we achieve it?

Donald Trump’s desire to seize control of Greenland and its resources has brought US imperialism into conflict with Europe. This puts Starmer in a quandary, as he and the British establishment attempt a delicate, unsustainable balancing act.

Former Tory minister Robert Jenrick made a very public exit from the Conservative party last week, joining the ranks of Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform UK. Daniel Morley outlines what this means for the right wing of British politics.

While the liars, hypocrites and thieves in Westminster cynically hope for the downfall of the Iranian regime for their own aims, we look at the real history of British imperialism in Iran. Starmer and co. are no friends of Iranian “freedom”: hands off Iran!

Global turmoil. Economic weakness. A crumbling establishment. Widespread radicalisation. As 2026 gets underway, Britain is hurtling towards further decline and disarray. RCP general secretary Ben Gliniecki sets out the Marxist perspective for the coming year.